All posts tagged "autumn"
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English Championship
/ 2 weeks agoChampionship: Senitiki Nayalo hits heights to give Coventry a timely lift
By Paul Smith Coventry ........................... 49pts Tries: Robson 1, 43; Nayalo 23, 54; Owen 58, Barton 71, Mannion 75 Conversions: Mathews...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoCam Winnett sets his sights on winning back Wales place
By Simon Thomas Cam Winnett admits he was “gutted” and “hurt” to be left out of Wales’ Six Nations squad but...
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Premiership
/ 4 weeks agoRob Baxter planning for next season for Exeter Chiefs
Rob Baxter said Exeter’s second coaching shake-up of the season had nothing to do with the heavy Premiership Cup final defeat...
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/ 1 month agoJoe Launchbury has helped me cope, says George Hammond
By Gary Fitzgerald George Hammond used “role model” Joe Launchbury as a mental crutch to help him through one of the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoFelix Jones rejoins Springboks
Former England defence coach Felix Jones will rejoin the South Africa staff next week. The 37-year-old was part of the Springboks’...
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/ 2 months agoChinnor edge out Cambridge in their private party
By Steve Jackson Cambridge.............. 31 Chinnor.....................33 Chinnor's narrow victory at Grantchester Road saw them return home with the Not The Prem...
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/ 3 months agoAntoine Dupont returns to Six Nations stage
Scrum-half Antoine Dupont will take part in his first Six Nations since 2023 after missing last year’s competition to prepare for...
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/ 3 months agoStephen Varney & Tommy Allan back in the mix for Italy
Italy have recalled Stephen Varney and included Tommaso Allan in their squad for the Six Nations but are without Louis Lynagh...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoMuncaster blow takes edge off it for Edinburgh
■By BRYN PALMER RC Vannes ........25pts Tries: Beziat 25, Taccola 37, Vili 68 Conversions: Le Bail 26, 38 Penalties: Le Bail...
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/ 4 months agoStrength in depth at Bath and Scotland is huge, says Josh Bayliss
By Jon Newcombe On form: Josh Bayliss Josh Bayliss enjoyed his best run in a Scotland jersey over the autumn but...
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/ 4 months agoKyle Steyn looking forward to a sibling showdown
By Bryn Palmer Match Preview Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit-again Scotland wing Kyle Steyn is relishing the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoSteyn looking forward to a sibling showdown
By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit again: Kyle Steyn FIT-AGAIN Scotland wing Kyle Steyn...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoSteyn looking forward to a sibling showdown
By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit again: Kyle Steyn FIT-AGAIN Scotland wing Kyle Steyn...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoWe’ve got our bite back – Alex Sanderson
Sale DoR Alex Sanderson said after the match: “We just wanted to be on it for longer defensively this week. "We...
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Features
/ 4 months agoYOUNG GUNS
KEALAN FREEMAN-PRICE GLOUCESTER HOOKER Kealan Freeman-Price recently made a bold switch from back row to hooker but the Gloucester forward is...
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoAndy Farrell: It can’t be all singing, all dancing all of the time
Head coach Andy Farrell signed off from Ireland duty with another win as he turns his attention to the British and...
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Premiership
/ 5 months agoWe were not good enough – Mark McCall
Saracens boss Mark McCall showed due respect to a Newcastle side who handled the torrid conditions better. McCall admitted having the...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoWilliams ruled out
GLOUCESTER will be without Wales scrum-half Tomos Williams for the next few weeks after he injured his shoulder during the Autumn...
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/ 5 months agoOjo: Fin wasn’t played enough
■ By CAMERON STEPHENS TOPSY Ojo believes that England’s lack of experimenting in the Autumn Nations Series meant that they didn’t...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 months agoFuture is out of my control – Warren Gatland
By Roger Panting Wales head coach Warren Gatland indicated that he was still in the dark as to his future but...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoFiji cave in as Ireland find some firepower
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland............................... 52pts Tries: Doris 4, Van der Flier 14, 29; Hansen 40, 67; Aki 46, McCarthy 63, Kelleher...
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/ 5 months agoAll Blacks prove too strong for feisty Italy
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Italy .................... 11pts Try: Menoncello 76 Penalties: Garbisi 12, 16 New Zealand ...29pts Tries: Roigard 24, Jordan 39,...
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/ 5 months agoHard to see how the top brass are surviving
THE mantra being chanted within Twickenham’s walls is that the RFU’s finances are rosy despite it being about to make a...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoFinancial stability is key, says World Rugby chair
By Paul Rees Brett Robinson, who last week became the first person from the southern hemisphere to be elected World Rugby...
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoRelieved Andy Farrell glad to ‘win ugly’
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell was relieved his side could register the win and feels they will keep improving as the...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoI fear that young players will be lost to the game if chances missed
I REFER to Geoff Stalker’s letter of October 27 regarding schools rugby. Some points perhaps need to be amplified so that...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 months agoFrance too strong for spirited Japan
By James Harrington France................52pts Tries: Bielle-Biarrey 4, 28; Gailleton 10, Roumat 19, Mauvaka 34, Gros 42, Boudehent 54, 65 Conversions: Ramos...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoWhat we can learn from other sports
HAVING watched round one of the Autumn Internationals I revelled in the copying of NFL style referee announcements so the thousands...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoFormer Scotland captain Stuart Hogg admits domestic abuse
Former Scotland captain Stuart Hogg has admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years. Hogg, 32, had been...
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International Rugby
/ 6 months agoEngland prop Joe Marler calls time on his international career
England prop Joe Marler has announced his retirement from international rugby. The 34-year-old was a member of Steve Borthwick’s squad for...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoFrance have talent to spare
ON the face of it – and, indeed, at the heart of it – a back row combination of Charles Ollivon...
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Features
/ 6 months agoGriffin’s not stopped by heart issue
WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be fit for the autumn internationals despite being diagnosed with a heart...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoGilmore has tightened up our defence – Anderson
By PAUL REES CAMERON Anderson has hailed the impact made by defence coach Jason Gilmore, below, since he arrived at The...
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Podcast
/ 6 months agoSeries 4, Episode 9: Luke Pearce on 20-minute Red Card and Autumn Internationals Preview
We loved this one! Following last week’s 20-minute red card debate amongst the guys, we thought it best to call upon...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoWIN TICKETS TO WATCH ENGLAND VS AUSTRALIA AT THE AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES
Make sure not to miss out on your chance to win tickets to watch England take on Australia at Allianz Stadium,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoConnacht too strong for slack Dragons
By Luke Jarmyn Connacht .......... 31pts Tries: Boyle 6, Blade 19, Prendergast, 39 Forde 73, Devine 80 Conversions: Forde 7, 20,...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoMatera to miss Italy clash
ARGENTINA flanker Pablo Matera will miss next month’s Test against Italy after being suspended for two weeks for receiving a red...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 months agoCall time on this pantomime ploy
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THIS 60-second shot clock twaddle. If we must...
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/ 6 months agoWhy are we making life intolerable for our refs?
I’M not sure if referees have a patron Saint – such a notion probably contravenes some obscure World Rugby regulation –...
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/ 6 months ago20-minute red gets go-ahead
Referees will have the option to show a 20-minute red card during the autumn internationals. Teams will lose a player for...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoFigures don’t add up
IN his column in a recent edition of The Rugby Paper, Peter Jackson states that the RFU are set to earn...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 months agoI’m calmer than I’ve ever been – Beno Obano
By Jon Newcombe Beno Obano has credited the calming influence of Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan for one of...
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English Championship
/ 6 months agoRichman keeps his cool to win it for Cov
■ By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ..................15pts Tries: Cartmill 25, Hearn 55 Conversion: Barker 56 Penalty: Barker 73 Coventry ...........17pts Tries: Hitchcock...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoIreland likely to be without Kelleher
NEWS EXTRA IRELAND hooker Ronan Kelleher is expected to be sidelined for the autumn series opener against New Zealand in Dublin...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoClifton stun with dominant display
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................52 Macclesfield.......... 17 CLIFTON turned in their best all-round performance of the season and ran in eight tries...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoDorothy would have had final word
HERE’S a thought: if Dorothy Parker had played rugby, she’d have run rings around Rieko Ioane, Johnny Sexton, Brodie Retallick, Peter...
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Features
/ 6 months agoDays when Kristofferson put his heart into rugby
WHEN he entered Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship in the autumn of 1958, Kris Kristofferson, right, had already been bashed...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoPhil Dowson relieved to get over line
Northampton boss Phil Dowson said “relief ” was his biggest feeling after Exeter had fought back to give Saints a late...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 7 months agoEasterby looking forward to Ireland job
SIMON Easterby is relishing the chance to lead Ireland when expects Andy Farrell takes a sabbatical to become the British and...
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/ 7 months agoSunny Septembers seem nothing but a distant memory…
Have Septembers gone rogue although possibly not in the way anticipated by the doomsters proclaiming terminal global warming and the end...
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